Biz
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Mamamia Podcasts

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Biz is the podcast rewriting the rules of work for a new generation.

Join Em Vernem (ambitious but efficient), Michelle Battersby (launched Bumble APAC) and Soph Hirst (ex-Google) as they tackle everything from awkward pay rise conversations to dealing with colleagues who steal your ideas. No more generic advice - just real strategies from women who've been there, done that.

BIZ: Because work is hard enough without having to figure it all out yourself.

Recent Episodes

INBOX: My Colleague Gets Paid More To Do The Same Job!
FEB 19, 2025
INBOX: My Colleague Gets Paid More To Do The Same Job!

Welcome to BIZ Inbox, your new workplace group chat where we answer the burning questions you definitely can't ask your boss. Writer and podcaster Em Vernem teams up with entrepreneur Michelle Battersby to tackle your trickiest workplace dilemmas.

So what if you find out that your work equal earns a LOT more than you? Michelle’s answer to this viral tiktok might surprise you!

Plus we delve into the DMs and get your real life stories on what your company has offered you instead of a pay rise. Some of your answer are WILD.

If you want your work life issue solved, send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au.

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HOSTS: Michelle Battersby and Em Vernem
EXEC PRODUCER: Georgie Page
AUDIO PRODUCER: Leah Porges

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

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13 MIN
How To Talk So People Listen To You
FEB 17, 2025
How To Talk So People Listen To You

Ever sat in a meeting thinking of the perfect thing to say... only to stay completely silent? This episode is your ultimate guide to finding your voice at work, featuring communication queen Dr Kate Mason (trust us, she's actually changed lives at places like Netflix and Uber).

Join Em Vernem as she learns from Biz career coaches Michelle Battersby and Soph Hirst how to stop apologising for existing in meetings (we've all done it) and why asking questions actually makes you look smarter, not dumber.

Plus Dr Kate Mason will give you 8 ready-to-use phrases that'll make you sound like a meeting pro. Kate's book's 'Powerfully Likeable: How to Communicate with Influence and Show up as Your Best Self' is out in September. Sign up to her newsletter to be one of the first to get it.

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Support independent women's media.

Follow the Biz Instagram, Michelle’s startup Sunroom and Soph’s career coaching business Workbaby.

Got a work life dilemma? Send us all the questions you definitely can't ask your boss for our Biz Inbox episodes - send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au.

HOSTS: Michelle Battersby, Soph Hirst and Em Vernem
EXEC PRODUCER: Georgie Page
AUDIO PRODUCER: Leah Porges

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23 MIN
INBOX: Can I Date My Co-Worker?
FEB 12, 2025
INBOX: Can I Date My Co-Worker?

What exactly can I do in my lunch break (is a pottery class a go?)? And how does a new graduate get an entry-level role if all job ads ask for experience?!

Welcome to BIZ Inbox, your new workplace group chat where we answer the burning questions you definitely can't ask your boss.

Writer and podcaster
Em Vernem teams up with career coach Soph Hirst to tackle your trickiest workplace dilemmas.
If you want your work life issue solved, send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au.

Sign up to the BIZ newsletter here

THE END BITS
Support independent women's media

Follow the Biz Instagram, Michelle’s startup Sunroom and Soph’s career coaching business Workbaby.

HOSTS: Soph Hirst and Em Vernem
EXEC PRODUCER: Georgie Page
AUDIO PRODUCER: Leah Porges

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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16 MIN
How To Be More Productive (Without Trying Too Hard)
FEB 10, 2025
How To Be More Productive (Without Trying Too Hard)

Do you find most ‘productivity’ hacks too hard/too time-consuming to learn and too hard to remember? BIZ is here to save you. By the end of this episode you’re going to know the one prioritisation method that changed how we work and how to do it, and the single smartest way to push back when your manager keeps piling things on your plate.

Host
Em Vernem gets Biz career coaches Michelle Battersby and Soph Hirst to share their best tip each - with Michelle changing the way your work day is structured and Soph sharing a killer script for saying no to your manager in a way that means they’re not gonna hate you.

Learn more:
- Learn about Tim Ferriss’s 4 hour work week
- Find the awesome Productivity Planner
- More on Subtracting from Professor Leidy Klotz
- More from Wes Kao 

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THE END BITS

Support independent women's media.

Follow the Biz Instagram, Michelle’s startup Sunroom and Soph’s career coaching business Workbaby.

Got a work life dilemma? Send us all the questions you definitely can't ask your boss for our Biz Inbox episodes - send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au.

HOSTS: Michelle Battersby, Soph Hirst and Em Vernem
EXEC PRODUCER: Georgie Page
AUDIO PRODUCER: Leah Porges

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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19 MIN
INBOX: How Long Do I Have To Consider A Job Offer?
FEB 5, 2025
INBOX: How Long Do I Have To Consider A Job Offer?

How do you convince your boss that you work just as well from home as from the office? And how long can you stall before accepting a job offer?

Welcome to BIZ Inbox, your new workplace group chat where we answer the burning questions you definitely can't ask your boss.

Writer and podcaster
Em Vernem teams up with business powerhouse Michelle Battersby to tackle your trickiest workplace dilemmas.

If you want your work life issue solved, send us a voice note or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au.

Sign up to the BIZ newsletter here

THE END BITS
Support independent women's media

Follow the Biz Instagram, Michelle’s startup Sunroom and Soph’s career coaching business Workbaby.

HOSTS: Michelle Battersby and Em Vernem
EXEC PRODUCER: Georgie Page
AUDIO PRODUCER: Leah Porges

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12 MIN